MEMORI Corps: Activity-based Companion Care for Dementia

Part of paid clinical trials in Baltimore, Maryland.

Sponsor
Johns Hopkins University
Study ID
NCT03896711
Status
Completed

Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - 115 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • MEMORI Corps program — BEHAVIORAL
    MEMORI Corps program: Virtual activity-based companion care program. Delivered by trained volunteers 55 years and older, supported by a clinical team, over a 12-week intervention period (up to 5 hours per week, one or more days per week) for each person with dementia/family caregiver dyad. Primary roles of the volunteers are to provide socialization, companionship, and a personalized activity program that focuses on meaningful, engaging and enjoyable activities that match the participant's abilities and interests. Delivered virtually by Zoom.
  • Augmented Waitlist Control — OTHER
    Participants living with dementia/caregivers will continue any services and supports already engaged with, will receive a free copy of "A Caregiver's Guide to Dementia: Using Activities and Other Strategies to Prevent, Reduce and Manage Behavioral Symptom"), a Resource Guide (ie.,local, regional and national resources), and check-in calls to answer any questions about the materials. Waitlist are offered full intervention after waitlist period. Volunteers randomized to waitlist control continue usual activities (volunteer or other), and resource a resource guide on cognitive health (NIA) and exercise and Physical Activity (Go4Life), referrals to volunteering opportunities, and check-in calls to answer questions and maintain engagement. Waitlist dyads will be followed at specified intervals by the research team and then offered an opportunity for participation in the intervention arm.

Study Details

This project adapts a novel activity-based companion care model, the Making Engagement Meaningful through Organized Routine Interaction (MEMORI) Corps intervention, for a virtual delivery format, and then implements the intervention in a pilot, two-arm, randomized controlled trial to evaluate intervention acceptability, feasibility, and preliminary efficacy versus an augmented waitlist control. MEMORI Corps is a companion care model that provides regular companionship and personalized activities to community-living persons with dementia (PWD) delivered by trained volunteer Companion Guides 55 years of age or older. Program goals are to reduce social isolation and improve health and well-being for PWD, reduce burden and provide support to family CGs, as well as provide health benefits and opportunities for meaningful engagement for older volunteer Companion Guides.

Key Dates

Start date
Mar 1, 2022
Status verified
Jan 2026
Primary completion
Aug 12, 2024
Completion
May 31, 2025

Study Design

Enrollment
175 participants (actual)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Arms

  • Experimental: Active Intervention
    Intervention arm with MEMORI Corps program
  • Other: Control
    Augmented waitlist control.

Primary Outcome Measure

Change in Neuropsychiatric Symptoms as Assessed by Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) Score [ Time Frame: Baseline - 12 weeks ]

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimoreMaryland21205-

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